News HYBE HQ raided by authorities in South Korea amid insider trading investigation HQ searched as part of investigation into alleged insider trading by a former executive
News Round Hill, with $1.1bn music portfolio, strikes flurry of catalog acquisitions Round Hill Music's portfolio features 200,000 copyrights
News Live Nation expands presence in Latin America via acquisition of Dominican Republic promoter SD Concerts Saymon Diaz, Founder & CEO of SD Concerts, will continue to lead the business
News Grammy winner Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins strikes music rights deal with HarbourView HarbourView said the deal was facilitated by Swedish music technology company Chapter Two
News South Korea financial watchdog reportedly plans to refer HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors over alleged IPO fraud Bang Si-hyuk alleged to have misled HYBE investors in 2019
News Kobalt signs global deal with Música Mexicana specialist K Music Publishing K Music was founded in 2019 by CEOs Alfredo Becerra & Leonardo Soto and songwriter/producer Carlos Santos
Analysis News Reservoir spent $115m+ on acquisitions and advances in latest fiscal year, as its annual revenues jumped 10% YoY to $158.7m Reservoir has published its fiscal Q4 (calendar Q1) and FY fiscal 2025 results (ended March 31, 2025)
News HYBE America sells Big Machine Rock label to Gebbia Media Scott Borchetta, founder of Big Machine Label Group, to join advisory board Gebbia Media parent Siebert Financial
Analysis News EU artists generated more than $1.8 billion on Spotify in 2024, up 15% YoY Spotify has published Loud & Clear stats for the EU
News NetEase Cloud Music strikes strategic deal with South Korean entertainment company RBW Deal marks the latest K-Pop partnership for NetEase Cloud Music
Analysis On… hallucinations, Charli XCX, and ‘daring to suck’ This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News Downtown expands presence in Africa, as Sheer rebrands to Downtown Music Publishing Africa Sheer was acquired by DMP parent Downtown Music Holdings in 2020
Analysis News Private Equity’s thirst for the live business continues, as Providence strikes $1bn+ deal for event logistics firm that worked on Taylor Swift tour GCL is the parent of Rock-it Cargo, a prominent player in the world of logistics for tours by superstar artists
Analysis News HYBE is selling its entire stake in K-Pop rival SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for nearly $180m Tencent Music will become the second-largest shareholder in SM Entertainment
Analysis News From HYBE’s reported expansion plans to Martin Lorentzon’s Spotify stock cash-outs… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Warner Chappell extends strategic joint venture with Lilly Raye Music "I trust their A&R instincts and their strategic nous," said Guy Moot, Co-Chair and CEO of Warner Chappell Music
News Donald Trump sued by US Copyright Office Director over ‘blatantly unlawful’ firing Shira Perlmutter argues the president doesn't have the power to fire employees of the Library of Congress or its sub-department the US Copyright Office
News Italian-language music now part of the ‘$100M+ club’ on Spotify Spanish-language music is also growing rapidly, the streaming platform says in the latest addition to its 'Loud & Clear' report